Mega Churches: Bad Theology, Good Vibrations

Here is an interesting post on Megachurches, found courtesy of Religious News Online.

Megachurches, if you don't know, are those enormous suburban monstrosities you see in the USA, huge glass affairs that can fill up to 20,000 singing, dancing, worshipping christians. Think Nuremberg, before 1945.

It appears that the World Council of Churches feels that these protestant Megachurches are a bit shallow on theology. Here is the best quote:

"It has no depth, in most cases, theologically speaking, and has no appeal for any commitment," the Kenyan Methodist said at the WCC world assembly in this Brazilian city.

The megachurches simply wanted individuals to feel good about themselves, he said.

"It's a church being organised on corporate logic. That can be quite dangerous if we are not very careful, because this may become a Christianity which I describe as 'two miles long and one inch deep'."

This harkens back to a previous post on Peter Drucker, the management consultant who helped create the modern Megachurch movement

However, the beautiful thing about this quote is that the Samual Kobia, the WCC General Secretary, is upset that these churches want people to feel good. Perhaps he thinks it's not in the religion's best interest to make its followers feel good about themselves. After all, miserable people are much easier to manipulate.

Or perhaps they are upset at the cash that these Megachurches bring in. And he just wants a piece of it.

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